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Senior Associate, Supplier Quality Engineering

Alpharetta, Georgia
Full Time On-site

Summary

Job Description

Ensure delivery of quality parts from supply base.  Monitors/maintains necessary metrics, procedures, controls to assure compliance/conformance to regulatory, customer, and company requirements.  Will work closely with internal teams, suppliers, and customers to analyze and resolve part issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions. 

Essential Functions:

  • Coordinate and track with supply base for containment, root cause, and proper corrective and preventive actions on non-conformances and customer returns.
  • Interfacing with customers and program personnel
  • Review, understand, ensure communication of quality flow down requirements to the supply base.
  • Ensure Supplier First Article Inspections are accurate and per AS9102 standards prior to approval
  • Perform audits in support of onboarding new suppliers or proactive surveillance audits for critical suppliers
  • Analyze supplier performance and develop improvement plans for identified problem areas to drive down supplier COPQ and nonconformance rates
  • Manage KPI data and metrics using existing tools – report functional performance to leadership on monthly basis
  • Material Review Board/Engineering Change Notice review representation
  • Responsible for participating in continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system
  • Employ mistake-proofing techniques with supply base
  • Implement thorough RFQ and PO reviews with supply chain, quality, and engineering prior to awarding supplier POs
  • Responsible for performing job duties in a manner consistent with established L3Harris Ethics Standards. Responsible for working in a manner consistent with established safety rules and regulations 
  • Ability to travel (typically around 25%), Onsite support in Alpharetta facility when not travelling
  • Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • ASQ certification (CQE, CQA)
  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • 2+ years of experience in Aerospace/Defense parts manufacturing or Automotive parts manufacturing
  • Knowledgeable of concepts, practices, policies/procedures in engineering
  • Working knowledge of basic quality concepts and tools (i.e., 8D, 5 Why, etc.).
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills. Excellent team player with ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
  • Interact effectively with management, peers, and other employees relative to quality and technical issues.
  • 2+ years of experience in Aerospace/Defense parts manufacturing or Automotive parts manufacturing
  • Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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About L3 Harris

L3 Harris

L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

For job seekers, L3Harris offers opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, space systems, manufacturing, intelligence, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on advanced technologies that directly support national security. With programs spanning tactical communications, ISR platforms, satellite systems, and defense electronics, employees have the opportunity to contribute to some of the military’s most important capabilities.

Unlike companies focused on a single mission area, L3Harris operates across a diverse portfolio of defense technologies, providing employees exposure to a broad range of programs and technical disciplines. Teams work on everything from secure communications and autonomous systems to space-based sensors and electronic warfare platforms, creating opportunities for both specialization and long-term career growth within the organization.

As governments continue investing in modernization, space capabilities, resilient communications, and advanced sensing technologies, L3Harris remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking a mission-driven career with strong growth opportunities, technical challenges, and direct impact on global security, L3Harris continues to stand out as a leading destination in aerospace and defense.

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